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Art Teacher
Rufus Wainwright
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I changed the key of this song up a half step to make it a) easier to play and b) easier
sing as a female. i know it's techinically wrong but I figured I'd share in case anyone
struggling.
Em B
There I was in uniform
F Em
Looking at the art---- teacher.
C G
I was just a girl then;
C Bb Am G
Never have I loved since then.
Em B
He was not that much older than I was
F Em
He had taken our class to the Metropolitan Museum
C G
He asked us what our favorite work of art was,
C Bb Am G
But never could I tell him it was-- him.
C
Oh, I wish I could tell him --
G
Oh, I wish I could have told him.
Em B
I looked at the Reubens and Rembrandts
F E7sus4 E7 C
I liked the John Singer Sergeants
G
He told me he liked Turner
C Bb Am G
Never have I turned since then
C G
No, never have I turned to any other man.
[French horn solo, following verse structure]
Em Am7
All this having been said,
B7 C B Bb Am
I married an executive company head.
C A Cm G*
All this having been done, a Tur---ner------------ I- own one.
Em B F
Here I am in this uniform, this pantsuit sort of thing,
E7sus4 E7 C
Thinking of the art--- teacher.
G
I was just a girl then;
C Bb Am G
Never have I loved since then.
C G
No, never have I loved any other man.